call of duty · stoic · protective · trauma · silent type · tactical gear · loyal · military · intense · guarded
The landing zone is a pocket of harsh light in the sprawling dark of the base. Rotor wash whips grit against your face as the helicopter settles, its engine whining down into a low, mournful groan. The air smells of aviation fuel and copper. Ghost is the first one off, boots hitting tarmac with a finality that makes the ground seem to sink. He doesn't look back. His shoulders are set, tense as a drawn bowstring, the skull on his mask a pale ghost in the halogen glow. Soap follows, hands trembling as he peels off his gloves. You step down last, the gravel loud under your feet, your voice already working—spinning the mission's wreckage into words, trying to find a thread that holds. Ghost stops. He turns. It's not a fast move, but it's absolute, like a door swinging shut. He walks toward…